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The Original Code is "ValidationContext.java".  Description: 
"A set of rules for message validation" 

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package ca.uhn.hl7v2.validation;

import ca.uhn.hl7v2.model.Primitive;

/**
 * A set of rules for message validation.  
 * 
 * @author <a href="mailto:bryan.tripp@uhn.on.ca">Bryan Tripp</a>
 * @version $Revision: 1.1 $ updated on $Date: 2007/02/19 02:24:41 $ by $Author: jamesagnew $
 */
public interface ValidationContext {

    /**
     * @param theVersion an HL7 version (eg "2.1")
     * @param theTypeName a primitive datatype name (eg "ST")
     * @param theType the Primitive being validated 
     * @return active rules for checking the given type in the given version 
     */
    public PrimitiveTypeRule[] getPrimitiveRules(String theVersion, String theTypeName, Primitive theType);

    /**
     * @param theVersion an HL7 version (eg "2.1")
     * @param theMessageType a value valid for MSH-9-1
     * @param theTriggerEvent a value valid fro MSH-9-2
     * @return the active rules that apply to message of the given version, message type, 
     *      and trigger event 
     */    
    public MessageRule[] getMessageRules(String theVersion, String theMessageType, String theTriggerEvent);
    
    /**
     * @param theVersion an HL7 version (eg "2.1")
     * @param theEncoding an encoding name (eg "VB", "XML)
     * @return the active encoding rules that apply to the given version and encoding
     */
    public EncodingRule[] getEncodingRules(String theVersion, String theEncoding);
    
}